The XboxCast
Season 5
Episodes
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Tuesday Aug 31, 2021
Quake is now on Xbox! With 4K, up to 120 FPS, and Nine Inch Nails in tow.
And it's on GamePass! Why aren't you playing it right now?
The Ascent, Quake 2 and 3, Scarlet Nexus, Sea of Thieves, Control, Gears 5: Hivebusters... Its Game-agedon! From getting close to wrapping up #back2YourBacklog, to getting distracted with chest high walls, we have a massive GameFace! for you.
And for everyone who doesn't have the memo yet - this year's October is now WitchTober! Or OctWitcher 3. Or... Actually, we don't have a name for it yet. BUT! It mean's everyone is going to play The Witcher 3 in October! Like our very own game-book club. Make sure you're getting ready for that...
Also, we now Live Stream *AND* have our video podcast on YouTube!
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
Sunday Aug 29, 2021
How do you say plaid?
Kyle says play-d and Lee says pla-d...
Xbox took over Gamescom before the opening night and left everyone thoroughly unimpressed. Even the Gamescom schedule is bad... Aaron Greenburg did warn us not be to impressed, and it seems even he overstated how unexciting it was. For starters where was the release date for Halo Infinite? Then we just saw games we knew about with Forza Horizon 5 being the standout of the show.
Quake is now out on Xbox and yes, you should be playing it. Jump into Quake. Start up Quake. Love Quake!
Amongst all this, other news did happen. You'll just have to listen to find out about it!
Don't forget that this year for #terrorTober we're playing The Witcher 3! We mention it because #back2YourBacklog is wrapping up, and we like to stay relevant.
We have a new format for our new games. What do you think? Feedback is appreciated. And you can email us all your feedback at hello@thexbocast.co.nz. That's also new! Wooo!
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Saturday Aug 21, 2021
Forget 4K. Throw 8K in the bin.
Because we're better than 12K!
We're still neck deep in #back2YourBacklog. And that means we're spending all our gaming hours on one particular game. Well, most of us... Guess who isn't following the rules again...
Lee makes a good case for why The Ascent is a GOTY contender, and finds out why running towards enemies is not a good strategy for a long life.
Simone is still keeping everything under Control, but also noticed how the game doesn't follow it's own rules at times. And who would have guessed that turning a light on and off would magic you into all the special rooms!
Kyle is still enamored with Scarlet Nexus. Seriously! Buy this game if you're a Final Fantasy fan. Or an anime fan. Or an action game fan. Just buy it and play it and love it!
And we also have some other games that have distracted us this week... As per normal. At this stage, you should know that we just like the shiny...
And for everyone who doesn't have the memo yet - this year's October is now WitchTober! Or OctWitcher 3. Or... Actually, we don't have a name for it yet. BUT! It mean's everyone is going to play The Witcher 3 in October! Like our very own game-book club. Make sure you're getting ready for that...
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Friday Aug 13, 2021
Simone joins us to brighten up NuNews!
SplitGate is Halo meets Portal and comes with its own music. And it's free! Hopefully it knocks Fortnight off the list... But maybe were getting too hopeful. We also have the best strategy for being awesome at Halo! Just spend 1400 hours in SplitGate. The Ascent drops down the gameplay list, yet no one has completed it. Did you know that if you sign up for Crunchyroll, you get 3 months worth of Game Pass Ultimate! Anime and games. It's a match made in heaven.
We have a new format for our new games. What do you think? Feedback is appreciated. And you can email us all your feedback at hello@thexbocast.co.nz. That's also new! Wooo!
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered?
Become a Patron at www.thexboxcast.co.nz!
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
It's officially August!
And that means we're diving back into our backlog yet again for the second time this year.
Tweet at us with the #back2YourBacklog and #back2YourBacklog2021 hashtags to tell us what you've been playing.
Lee jumps into The Ascent, Simone regains Control and Kyle gets absorbed into Scarlet Nexus.
What do we think of these games, how far have we gotten in the first few days, and just some general life chat. Kylo is back to rap about games, yo!
Did you know that Lee follows Fred Durst on Instagram? Because that sounds like something the world needs to know about.
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered?
Become a Patron at www.thexboxcast.co.nz!
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
Saturday Aug 07, 2021
So much news! All the news.
This is what happens when we skip a week of news...
A new Bioshock is getting made, and we are shook!
PUBG is getting a Netflix animated serious, and our first question is why. FIFA goes crazy and asks for $40 more for all the running around, yet PES is going free-to-play. Could this be the year FIFIA gets toppled as the go-to football game? We ask these questions as if we know the answers...
Outriders gets buffed. Always buff, never nerf! That's something we can totally get behind. You really want to grab a gun and feel awesome and not worry too much.
Valhalla gets patched with an update of 31 gigs... Are they adding extra fluff to the lion cloth? We have no idea... But you now get a one-handed sword.
And we're doing another quick-fire round of the new games. Let us know if you like it like this, or if you want us to go a bit slower.
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered?
Become a Patron at www.thexboxcast.co.nz!
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
Saturday Jul 31, 2021
Play the music and we all go home to play games.
Games are the order of the day - monkey simulator, farming simulator, sailing simulator... It is a simulation-fest this week. Sea of Thieves now has mermaids. Evil mermaids... Ones that want to kill you! And the seasons in Sea of Thieves really breaks the immersion. Bad move there Rare.
Rocket League and beers is always a wining combo for a locked down Saturday night.
Simone plays as a monkey and finds out climbing is not that easy. And watching friends when choking is pretty traumatic when you don't know how to help. But monkey's will monkey.
Lee gets stuck into Farming Simulator and releases his inner hick. He even streamed it! Make sure you catch the VOD on Twitch before it's gone forever.
Are you ready for our #back2YourBacklog challenge in August? It's almost here... Details on our Patreon Page!
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything! And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers!
Want to get your question asked and answered?
Become a Patron at www.thexboxcast.co.nz!
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Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
Tuesday Jul 27, 2021
It's a Patron Update Episode!
What have we been working on (and playing)? You'll have to listen to find out.
Simone has a long list of games, Lee has a short list, Kyle doesn't have a list. What is a list even? Chaos Squad in Sunset OverDrive has been the mission for at least two weeks now. We managed to get some listeners involved in our gaming session. Let us know if you enjoyed playing with us, and if we should do it again!
Lee is living his dream in FIFA! Being bought and sold left, right and center. From Everton to Man U, who knows where he's going to go next?
Are you ready for our #back2YourBacklog challenge in August? It's almost here... Details on our Patreon Page!
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered?
Become a Patron at www.thexboxcast.co.nz!
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Friday Jul 23, 2021
Holding hands and skipping through news, like we always do!
Can you be embarrassed and jealous at the same time for the same thing? We don't know but, Lee takes us on an adventure of his cooking adventures.
Farming Simulator '19 is now THE game to play. DeeJayHerro has spent all weekend playing it, and it may even cause Lee to jump in. Will you play?
Robocop now has his own very video game. And by own video game, we mean it has been announced. The stuff in the 90s doesn't count. So don't come at us with facts.
Ray Tracing is now being charged for... Who would have though that EA would do this? Because we totally saw this coming... Minecraft Dungeons gets more. Just more.
And we have a special announcement! We're doing an AMA, or an Ask Us Anything!
And its going to be exclusive for the Patrons on Patreon! Only Patrons get to ask questions, and only they will hear the answers! Want to get your question asked and answered?
Become a Patron at www.thexboxcast.co.nz!
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Your hosts are:
Kyle: XarCrius on Xbox
Lee: Leehoward on Twitter and Xbox
Simone: GymBeanNZ on Twitter and Xbox
Paul: HippoHQ on Xbox and YouTube